Things to do in Visconde De Mauá
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Le Petit
Affable owners Sapo and Miriam launched their business a generation ago as a place for locals to sip beer while waiting to use the town’s lone public phone. Over 20 years later, it’s still popular as much for its unhurried, convivial atmosphere as for its inspired treatments of the valley’s favorite fish; try the trout in sake sauce with coconut farofa (sautéed manioc flour).
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Uai Tchê!
This cozy hole-in-the-wall with cachaça bottles lining the shelves serves a mean feijão tropeiro (a classic concoction of rice, beans, sausage and kale) and an even meaner caipirinha to wash it down. The inspired range of artisanal sausages includes truta (made with local trout) and Jamaica (made with chicken, cinnamon, cloves, oranges and honey).
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Rosmarinus Officinalis
Beautifully set amid gardens, with smoke pouring out its chimney in chilly weather and candlelight reflecting off the windows at night, this restaurant looks like a fairy-tale house, but the food is strictly gourmet. The menu of locally influenced Italian dishes, such as risotto with grilled trout, has earned it a reputation as one of Mauá’s finest restaurants.
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Cachoeira Veu de Noiva
The young and the restless can follow the trail from Maromba to the Cachoeira Veu de Noiva, a very beautiful waterfall, in the Parque Nacional de Itatiaia, a full day's hike each way. It's possible to kayak the rapids of the Rio Preto, the cascading river dividing Minas Gerais from Rio state. The river also has small beaches and natural pools.
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Santa Clara Cachoeira
The Santa Clara Cachoeira, the nicest waterfall in the area, is a 40-minute walk north of Maringá on the Ribeirão Santa Clara. Ask the locals for directions. For a bit of a hike, climb up through the bamboo groves on either side of the falls.
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Agua Viva
This place serves trout and mineiro (Minas Gerais cuisine) food in a delightful riverside location. Outdoor seating and hammocks allow you to relax to the sound of rushing water during and after the meal. The owner speaks some English.
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Filho da Truta
Run by an enterprising couple of Lebanese–French descent, this restaurant has won national acclaim for its 37 different trout recipes. The attached pousada (guesthouse) has doubles starting at R$85 (or R$115 with three meals a day).
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Homo Bikers
Homo Bikers offers paragliding, rafting and mountain-bike excursions in the surrounding mountains. It also rents high-quality mountain bikes (R$50 to R$80 per 24-hour period).
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Zorba Budda
This sweet little pumpkin-colored restaurant serves excellent pizza and is packed on weekend nights.
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